ToWhomItMayConcern:ItakegreatpleasureinrecommendingLonggangWu,oneofmyfavoritestudents,foradmissionintoyourdistinguishedgraduateprograminMachineryManufacturing.IhaveknownMr.Wu5yearssincehisfreshmanyearatHarbinEngineeringUniversity.Atthattime,hetookthecourse“AdvancedManufacturingTechnology”,whichItaughtmainlyforjuniorstudentsMajoringinMechanicalEngineering.Tomysurprise,Ifoundhewasamongthefewstudentsinhisclasswhocouldkeepupwiththepaceofmylectures.Moreover,heoftenposedthought-provokingquestionsduringthecourse.ThusitwasnaturalthatIlikeddiscussingwiththisyoungmanandbecamefamiliarwithhim.ThemoreIknewhim,themoreIfoundhewastalentedatMechanicalEngineering.Asyoucansee,hegotexcellentscoresonthecourse.Infact,herankedNo.1onthis27hourscourse.Afterthecourse,hewasadmittedasaMasterofMechanicalEngineering.Ashisresearchadviser,Idirecthisresearchandfoundhisapromisingyouthradiatingwithintelligenceandcreativity.Duringthefollowingtwoyears,Mr.WuworkedonacomputationaltheorystudyofDragReductionCharacteristicsofBionicJetSurface.Tomakethetheorymodelmeettheactualmaterials,hefaceddownmanypracticalproblems,suchasbuildingreasonablemoduleofinorganicmaterials,andcalculationtechniques.Workinghardandindependently,hecrackedtheproblemsonebyone,andcameupwithathesisthatwascharacterizedbyacademicexcellence.InmyexperiencewithMr.Wu,Iwasimpressedwithnotonlyhisextraordinaryintelligencebutalsohisambitionsandpersistence.IamsurethatMr.Wuwillbeanoutstandingstudentinanydoctoralprogramthathemaycaretoenrollin.SoIwouldliketosupporthimfirmlyinhisquestrecommendationintoaccountwhenconsideringhisapplication.Iwouldgreatlyappreciateityoudecidetoaccepthimashewishes.YourssincerelyGangZhaoIntelligentManufacturingSystemLabHarbinEngineeringUniversity